Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Leading Seaman W. Sillwood, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (J.14458 A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.14458 A.B., R.N.); Defence and War Medals, unnamed; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue (J.14458 L.S., H.M.S. Nelson) mounted as worn, fine and better (6) £70-90

William Sillwood was born in Arundel on 3 March 1896 and entered the Royal Navy in October 1911. During the Great War he served on the battleship Hercules, October 1913-February 1917 and May 1917-August 1919, seeing service at the battle of Jutland. He was awarded the L.S. & G.C. in 1929 on the battleship Nelson.

With copied service paper.